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Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
4.3
SJR · SCImago
0.539
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
26
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 395 / 1698 | 76th | Q1 |
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Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Springer Science + Business Media.
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Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access
4.3
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.3.
What quartile is Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training in Scopus?
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training is Q1 in Education (rank 395 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training?
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.539, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 26.
How much does it cost to publish in Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training?
No article processing charge is recorded for it (source: OpenAlex). Confirm on the journal's own website, since some journals charge for extras such as colour figures.
Who publishes Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training and what is its ISSN?
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training is published by Springer Science + Business Media. Its print ISSN is 1877-6337 and its online ISSN is 1877-6345.
Is Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training has an h-index of 34 and a 2-year mean of 3.56 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #198 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
34
h-index
3.56
2-yr mean citations
130
i10-index
282
works indexed
4,228
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
No fee
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#198 of 1,610 Top 13% Education
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training published 27 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training? — latest 99 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Germany (46.3%), Switzerland (16%) and Norway (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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